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Patented Dec. 14, 1926.

ROBERT RLMRR RAKRReR RRoNXviLLR,fAin LiiURRRoRv sRYIvioUR ARRRR, .or KATONAHRRW roms, AssieNoRs me Jessen BAKER sensi@ PERKINS COMPANY;

ino.,v or WRITE' rnainsnirivvomen eoRRoRa'rioir or NRW'YORK. l

convienne iiRcRAnisMj Application'. ledrAprl 8,

` Tliisjinvei'ition' relates to conveyor mecha nisms designedfespecially for` use-iii large Cily balreiiesffoi" the Apurpose of transporting "lumpsy or rolls ,of dough 'from a conveyer which has received them from a niacliine'inv which they Aare moulded, that is, rolled intov substantially cylindrical shape, to? anothery 'machine forming part ofthe baking plant, ,these-calledfinalprooier `The mecha-v lumpsv ot dough; this first conveyerengages ythe pans at both yside'sfivhileanother conveyor Whichin itsaction follows the iirst conveyerand travels at` the same speed, engages i the pansfin the `center,from heloiv,y andfeeds 'r them .along the ipan'-suppofrt'ing table.

' a third conveyer, inthe orm'oi a: reciprocatfao ` ent sizes.

heenvuse'd -tofd'esignate thesame linachinef" takes several sets 10i Vpans awayv second conveyer and 'feeds them along tok upositionL from `which they are Vsubsequently .removed,sideivaysfhy a reciprocating v ipartsj, Wejhave vloodir'nentot our present invention, ln these drawings, ying diagrammatically s the generalf` arrange- `ment vof our conveyor mechanism,

ing carriage, which i travels at substantially twice the speed ofi: the first tivo conveyers,

pusher which `transfers ,ai unit oi 'panswconsisti'ng 'of lthe several setsontoa conveyer or othery y riage, Fig; -3-i-being an end'oredgerv'ieivefv support arranged in the iinal prooier.

`Means are alsor provided for effecting anadof conveyors and Hpusher,soiasto accommodate pans of differ-1 The j invention also comprises K' various other',A adjustments which` will be fulljfdesci'ihed hereinafter. n ln tlieaccompanying'drawings, in ,which V"the s'an'ie reference numerals and letters have jnstment 'of` the Spel illustrated a 'preferredy fem- Figs,` 1 and 2VV are :views illustrat- Fig. 2 beingr ay tog vieiv and ligflja side elevation;

y Fig.-.3 is altop view of the right-hand lor `rrece'iv r lbroken y y tion talzeiilon line ic-.4 oiFig. 3; Figs. 5, 'f

ying' endgofour machine, with parts away; Fig. .il isa longitudinal secfrom the `192i. serial ne, 459.681.

7. 9, 1l and 1,3 are top views of successive portions of .the machine, following after j l2 and 14g are side elevations corresponding to Figs. 9, il and 13 respectively grigs. 15,

16, .17, 18, 19, 20, y2l and 22 are transverse cross sections taken on lines l-l of Fig.

taie-ie OfFig. e, iwi? or rig. s, 18s-is or Fig. 8, 19-19 oi'Fig. 10, 20-#20 and detail views illustratingparts ,of one of the eonvefver mechanisms vand the tracks there- Vfor, Figs. 2e `and26 being sideA elevations,

Figi 25 top View of 'Fig. "24: With parts omitted, YandFig. 27 ahottonfiv View otFig.

`V26,; Figs. 23,v 29,130, 31, 32 and 33 are detail vieivsjof the carriage forming one of rthe conveyer mechanismsFig. 28 being a side elevation showing two different positions of 35 r are detail" views fof certain cam mecha` nism employed 1n"connection'ivithfthe car such cam, with parts lin section' on' line `:3Li-'-34 gitudinal sections taken on lines (5-6 and` 8-'8 oFigsgf ancl-7` respectively; FigsflO,

the lett-hand endlv oi' the"carriage,ligs.'A 30 venr 3.3,sections' on' lines 30-30 and (in` part) of Fig. "29, Fig. 3112i' lsection "onliiieiA l31-,31 et Fig. and 'F ig. 32 an'eiid vievvoff the right-hand endfof the carriage; rFigsn34,

tion looking from the inside O'l the machine ;r

Fig. 36 is a" detail viewjo'f va*locking'lever used in connection with thejgearing 'shoivn in Fig." 23; i* ig. 37 yisasection on line '37-37 oi Figlie; ,Fig.38 is a-'partialliorizontal section talren on line v'33-1-38'of 4 and illustrating clearly cert-ainY` details shown in` lFlanvieiv in Fig, 3; rand Fig. is section' 'alien on line39`39 oft Fig; 5;

.Uhry f conveying mechanism comprises parallel trames 40', elfsfiiitgtbly `spaced*fromo each other hy spacing?rods"V .1i-2 42', 427..

The 'rod vi2"'at the*receiving@endl 0i' the vmachine (shown at the riglitY in Figs.` 3and.

e), is preieraloly`iiiade of rectangularicross i no section, and toits flat'fup'per surface issecured, as. hy -screws 43', 'one A'end *of ja' table 43 extending lengthwise of the machine, between the frames 40, 41, the other end of this table, which is indicated by the numeral 43 (Figs. 5 and 6), resting on spaced bridging bars 44 forming a continuation of the table 43 and flush with its upper surface. Between its ends, Vthe table is supported by brackets 45 secured to the depending flanges of chain tracks 46 extending lengthwise of the machine adjacent the frames 40, 41 and secured thereto rigidly, as by screws 46 (Figs. 4, 6 and 16). The

upper surface of each of the tracks 46 is grooved, as shown best in Fig. 16, for the reception of a double conveyer chain 47 engaged with double sprocket wheels 48, 49 secured rigidly to shafts 50, 51 respectively, carried by the frames 40, 41. The conveyer formed by the chains 47 has been indicated in its entirety by the letter A, see Figs. 1 and 2 while the bearings of shaft 51 are stationary with respect tothe frames 40, 41. the bearingsol shaft are mounted adjustably, that is, they are capable of a movement lengthwise of the frames, for the purpose of always keeping the chains 47 under proper tension. To this etl'ect, we provide, adjacent to the sprockets, screwthreaded rods 52 having perforated heads 52 through which the shaft 50 extends loosely. The said shaft is journaled in bearing 50 having ends ofpreferably rectangular cross section supported and adapted to slide in guide slots 40, 41 provided in the frames 40, 41 vand extending lengthwise thereof. The rods 52 extend loosely through a frame-spacing bar 42" and also loosely through another bar, 53, secured rigidly to the bar 42 by means of screws 53, but spaced therefrom by means of sleeves 53 (Figs. 3, 4 and 38).. Between these two bars are provided two worin-wheels 54 having internal screw threads in engagement with the threads of the rods 52, and these worm-wheels are in engagement with worms 55 on a tranverse shaft having a preferably square end projecting to the outside of one of the frames, say 41, for convenient engagement with a crank or the like by means of which the shaft 55 can be rotated. Such rotation of the shaft 55 will cause the worm-wheels 54 to turn, thus giving` the screw-threaded rods 52 and thereby the sprockets 48, a movement lengthwise of the machine.

At regular intervals, the conveyer chains 47 are provided with inwardlyV projecting, transversely aligning pins 47 (Figs. 3, 4, 15 and 16) adapted to engage tins or pans 56 placed on the table 43. In order to allow the pins to come up from below the table at the right-hand or receiving end of the machine, the table is suitably cut out on both sides, adjacent to the sprockets 48, as shown at 43a (Fig. 3). To hold the chains 47 securely in the tracks 46 and thus insure proper engagement of the pins 47 with the tins or pans 56, a cover plate 57 is provided above the upper run of each of the chains; these cover plates are secured rigidly to the frames 40, 41, as by screws 57, and they extend practically the whole length of the upper chain run. The lower or return run of the chains 47 is supported on tracks 58 carried by a suitable ledge on the frames 40, 41 (Figs 4, 15 and 1G).

On their upper surfaces, the frames 40, 41 carry plates 59 having on the inner sides of the frames downwardly-ertending flanges forming guides for the tins or pans f supported on the table 43. The guide plates are Vcapable of an in-and-out movement, that is to say, they are so mounted that the space between the opposing flanges can be made wider or narrower, to accommodate pans of greater or lesser width. lThis is accomplished by a movement of the plates lengthwise of the machine, and the pla-tes are provided with oblique slots 59 (Figs. 3 and 5) through which extend screws 59. Each screw 59 is surrounded by a collar 59u resting on the frames 40, 41 and having a flange 59b engaged by the head of the screw, as shown in F ig. 39.

The plates 59 have a sliding lit between i said flanges 59b and the adjacent surfaces of the frames 40, 41. In order to effect the longitudinal movement of the plates 59, they are Vprovided at their upper surfaces with racks 60 in mesh with teeth formed in the surface of a tranverse shaft 61 supported above the frames 4G, 41 in an upluf) right or standard 62 extending from thev frames 40, 41. At one of its ends, the shaft 61 has a worm-wheel 63 (Fig. 6) in mesh with a worm G4 on a shaft 65 supported in lgicarings on the standard 52 and on one of two standards 56 carried by the frames 40, 41, the shaft 65 being` provided atI one end with a hand wheel G7. It will be seen that by turning the hand wheel 67 the toothed shaft 61 will be rotated, and thereby the plates 59 will be moved lengthwise of the machine. Owing to the engagement of the oblique slots 59 with the collars 59a,

these plates will at the saine time be brought nearer to the center plane of the machine, or farther away as the case may be. In order to reduce friction during the adjustment just described, t-he plates o9 'do not rest on the frames 40, 41 for their entire length. but only at or near the slots 59, and for this purpose the frames are provided at these points with raised and internally-threaded portions or *bosse* into which the screws 59 are fitted.

The stannards G2, 66 serve as supports for machinery such as a moulder and a conveyer for feeding the balls or rolls of dough from the moulder to our conveying mecha- "nism, but.y as-'thesc devices foin `no ypartei.`

rolls of dough are. tedto the. tins ork pans `56V (which theconveyer A carries along fthe table i3 and Aits. continuation .formed by the bridging bars 44:1) from above, is located and at their other end on one of y'the spacing rods,fll2L (see Figs'. 13,14. andQl), and` 75 at the'left of'.` the .standard '66 andhas been indicated by theletter-F (Figsrt and 8) .1 it

vrwill be seen thatfthis is beyond the lett-hand 'edge 43" of thetable i3 ,andthat at this.. point lthe' bars il arespaeed relatively far apart, so as toleaVe between them a. rela-l, tivelyV wide space ory gap. Underthis gap iisy 'arranged a trough 68, preferably open; at one of its ends. .This arrangement is provided in orderto prevent the piling up `fof rdo'ughballs o'rfrollsfon the conveyer, in

,case there should be an'interruptien in the 1 feeding ot pans.' 'f Such dough lumps Would thenfisimply fall down through the'gap between' the'V bars defend drop into thetrough G8 from Where they may be removed through the open end' 'Without interfering with the i continuous :operation ot our conveyer .mechanism. 'n f l y y I it a' point near the sprocketv `Wheels 49, the Vupperfsiurifaceofthe frames 40,41 dips down A.to'a level slightly'belov that oi' the pan- 'supportin'g" bars 44" (F103 8), :and from this *point on eiaclhgof the .raniescarries a. pansupporting plate b9, the' 'upper surface of 1ere supported on one 'ofgthe fra.

l' .rods liyandv beyond thisl point or -sup-port they arebent toward each other so as to screws 59W". IFor convenienceI in manufacplatefs 7jafnd 8)..4 i The pan-supporting. vory bridgingy bars il -f narrow f the epacebetween themKF-ig. 7

` that [point areaoit L-shaped `cross section.-

I` andtheir left-hand ends are securethas by screws '71, to the'upright :portions of two.

r4parallel vhorizontal meinbersf72 which at etiveen these Vupright portions travels a Acloni*eyer l ycomprising tvvoparallel chains f conne'etcdat regular intervalsby a set Vof'piiis 7 d, 74K` respectively, as.: shown lin de- 'tail in Fi et times above 'thechains andto engage the tiiisor pans-"56 on the'bars/ld anden,v the the lugsf75 isprovide'd with another .ee-'spacing y endssupported.in slides @einer Vslides v`threaded:rods 88 rextendine loosel 7-1 through e .li e,

K Y On one ot theseV pins; 7d, is `held aivotall between the tivo" a portion or their length, aslstated, they L-shaped so asy tof'iorm' a channel y72 for are

{Which'isl open at. the topv for praoticallyits hile Width (see Figs. 9, `18 and 19) While i' the remainder or' their length they arefO formed at the.r top with'. inwardly-extending flanges 7?:EL leavingbetiveen them onlya narro'wv opening or slot and forming the channel portion 72 (see Figs. 2O and 2l,also 9 and dyxfhese iianges serve as covers-:tor theff5 jupper run of theconveyer chains. 7 3, which latterare *supported by relatively high tracks 77v and :relatively lowv tracks 77 located within Lthe'V channels 72', 72 and lseparate'd by a1 gap 77",.,y Above this gapfQ areprovided short traelr portions 77 supported vonthe sides of thechannel members 72;' ,these track portions,however, do not :support 'the chains from belowyas 'do the 'tracks 77,77, but vthey engagefy thefchains'fa `freniabove,,asshown clearly in Fig,

At. a point 'tot the right of the sprocket she it 'Mis-'located another shaft, 7 8, .sup. ported in the iranies el), t'landcarrying. a double sprocket" VWheel. 79 engaging cheff-100 chains 73, these chains being4 engaged-at thev other. end of :their upper run by a double sprocketWheel 80 k(lhgsgl andllyfon a shaft 8l journaled in the frames 40,;{l and driven in the mannen described.' belo\v.l'05

'Frein `the*sprocket WheelfSO thel low-er Yor return run oltlie. chainspasses dorvnfover two idlers (Figs. 2,12and`20) `andover tracks 83 inthe bottom of. the machinek `to a doublesprochet 84 on asha'ft' 8,5,.thence110 uparound a sprocket 8601i a1sliait87 and from 'there 'tothe sprockets 79.1nentioned above. ln order to lalivays keep ,the conq fveyer chains TvBkzunder proper tension, krthe shaft 85, meuntedin theframesftl), H1111? f adjustebly. and -i'lby hjavingfits in guide 'Way`s40., lll"l previdedin'tfhe irainesand .extending lengthwise' ,theieo'f.,V .lWith .the

88 arev conneetedrigidly screw-120 a -pa rtofy 4the l traine y andjhaving nuts 88, tiglirtening.ciy Whichlwill move ytherods 88 .and Y therebyl the 4shaft 85 and sprockets 84 toward the right, thus insuring proper tight-i125 ness (of the. conveyerfchains73. f j "As.describedabovegthelugs l75 are car-- Vried lby the l.chains 7 3 .Y pivotally,l `with `the lingers 75 projectingat timesr abovethe Afeed the pans 56. In order to bring the engaging finger to project beyond the.

surface of the chains 73 and therefore above the nan supporting plates 69 when the chains begin their upper horizontal run. After they have firmly engaged the pans, the fingers 7 5 will remain in contact therewith, even after the lugs have reached the end of the cam bar 89, the frictional resistance produced by the spring clips 75 preventing the lugs 75 from changing their position with respect to the pans; The lugs 75 will remain in their upper position until (after the set of pans engaged by them has been moved away as described below) the next set of' pans advancing over the rounded surfaces 7 5b of the lugs 75 press them down against the frictional resistance of the spring clips 75. The lugs 7 5 will thus be brought to their lower position shown in Fig. 24, with the fingers 7 5 clear of the path of the pans 56 and engaging the stop pins 74 from above. To guard against the possibility of' the fingers again projecting above the pan-supporting plates, and to insure their being brought to their lower position even after the last set of pans has been fed, we have provided the track portions 7 7a, which engage the conveyer chains 73 from above (Figs. 24 and 25) and, acting in conjunction with the gap 77, depress the chains and bring them to a. lower level on which they continuel their run in engagement with the relatively low tracks 72 The third conveyer, mentioned above, by means of which the pans are removed from engagement with the fingers 7 5 of the second conveyer, comprises a carriage indicated as a whole bythe reference letter C and adapted to reciprocate between the frames 40, 41, in a direction lengthwise of the machine (Figs. 12, 19, 20, and 28 to 33 inclusive). This carriage is formed by two parallel plates 90 suitably spaced from each other by spacing bars 91 and carrying flanged rollers 92 traveling on tracks 40a, 41a formed on, or integral with, the frames 40, 41. To each of the carriage plates 90 are secured, at regular intervals, brackets 93 (four in the example shown) each of these brackets is fastened tothe respective plate by screws 93 extending through slots 93 in the brackets, so as to permit of slight adjustment. of the bracket lengthwise of the plate, and at its upper portions the bracket has a bearing for a short axle 94 with which is connected rigidly, on one side of said bearing, a lever 95 having an upwardly-projecting portion or finger 95 and a downwardly-extending portion 95 adapted to engage at times a portion 93a on the bracket 93 and thus form a stop for the lever motion (Figs. 21, 32 and 33'). On the other side of the bearing, the axle 94 carries rigidly a downwardly-extending crank 96 (Fig. 33) connected at its lower end with a stud 96 extending through a sleeve or collar 96 having, adjacent to the lever 96, a fiange 96a and at its other end a screw-thread 96b engaged by a nut 96" which secures said sleeve rigidly to a coupling member 97. This latter is formed with slots 97 (Fig. 29), so as to permit of an adjustment of the sleeve V96" lengthwise of the coupling member 97. The stud 96 has in Vits outer end a screw-threaded socket into which iits a screw 96d the head of which holds the collar 96 and nut 96c securely in place. It will be seen that this arrangement clamps the stud 96 securely to the coupling 97 that is, it prevents longitudinal movement of one part with respect to the other, while allowing a pivotal movement between these two parts. The couplings 97 of each plate 91 are rigidly connected by rods 98; these rods extend beyond the two outermost couplings 97, and each of the rod extensions 98 has at its end a pivotal engagement with a crank 99 on a shaft 99 journaled in the plates 90, so that, when the shaft 99 is rocked the rods 98 on both sides will move in unison (see Figs. 29 and 32). On one side of the carriage, the shafts 99 carry rigidly other crank arms 99 having at their free ends rollers 99a engaged at times by certain cams as will be described below. The-extensions oil the connecting rods 98 are formed with right and left-hand threads for the purpose of' changing their eitective length and thereby adjusting the position of the crank arms 99, 99 and of the rollers 99a.

The reciprocating movement of the carriage C is effected by the following mechanism: To the forward end of the carriage is secured, as by screws 100, a bracket 100 having av vertically-extending guideway 100 for a slide block 101 arranged between, and carried by, two conveyer chains 101 engaged by sprocket wheels 102, 103 respectively (Figs. 9, 10, 12, 20, 21, 28 and 29). The upper and lower runs of these chains are supported by suitable stationary tracks 104. The sprocket wheels 103 are carried. on shafts 103 rotating in bearings 105 rigid with the frames 40, 41 (Fig. 21), while the sprocket wheels 102 are secured to shafts 102 supported in bearings 106 movable in guideways 106 of the frames 40, 41 (Figs. 9 and 10), these latter bearings being adjustable in the guideways 106 by means of a screw-threaded rod 107 rigidly connected ment ofthe ,tripf Cam y108` lorigtliwigo of tlio f Clockwise),

l in ltlio opposit diiootioi), '.tli'at lis), forwardly.

Tl'iisroam 1117is ixiotintd afdjitiblymiii g1 Slot 112 ofbeiriiig 105 oiitlio immo 4-0 and has itaifwzird yextension 111 ongaging @lodge on the biiig 105 iid Spring 113 Secured to s'ad'exte'nsion Jz i'ilild'toili rrod and tendingto hold said extension in Conlodgekr onl tilej b aitiiig: l12ftmd` prveriting fili*- This "positionV iiildibozlfeid A ifilllililiesin F1g. 28. kAs sooijifals the carriage s SODy QSiii; dottedflines). As Soon as jtlie food, the pans'. `longon tho 'pan-supporting pla-tesil 69. 

